Dear Editor, Last Saturday millions of women across the world marched to demand justice for rape survivors and ‘reclaim the night’ – to give women a voice and put the issue of safety for women back on the agenda. A survey released earlier this year reported that a quarter of women in London don’t feel safe on public transport. Moreover, […]
Read moreBelow is what i received from Camden Metropolitan Police. They are having to take the political flack for having to enforce Mayor Boris Johnson’s unprecedented cuts to the Metropolitan Police – at least £500m – probably more. Below is unedited and i leave it to constituents in Camden to decide whether this is really what you want. Councillor Abdul Hai and i […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden, has just been informed that Mayor Boris Johnson intends completely to close the police stations in Whetstone and Golders Green to the public and reduce public access to Barnet police station to just 8 hours a day for only 5 days a week. These fully functioning police stations are to […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore is calling on local residents to identify dangerous junctions and streets in Barnet as part of Road Safety Week, coordinated by the charity Brake. The campaign ‘GO 20’ launches today (Monday). Andrew Dismore AM has joined the campaign’s call to increase safety on local roads for people on foot and bicycle. The GO 20 […]
Read moreMy report from City Hall No.5: 5th October to 14th November 2012 Introduction In last month’s report to you, I particularly focussed on the dire position facing the London Fire Brigade as a result of the cuts being demanded by Mayor Boris Johnson: over the next two years, cuts of £64.8m about 25% of the Fire Brigade’s total budget. I […]
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